45th Anniversary of the First Soyuz-U Launch

Soyuz-U is the most popular launch vehicle version of the Soyuz family. It was developed by the design bureau under the leadership of D. Kozlov and series-produced by the Progress plant. The maiden launch took place on May 18, 1973.

The Launch of a Soyuz-ST Launch Vehicle Has Been Performed

On March 9, 2018 at 20h10min Moscow time, a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle with a Fregat-MT upper stage and four O3b F4 telecommunication satellites aboard was launched from the Guiana Space Centre.

Soyuz-2-1b Launched Glonass-M Navigation Satellite

On September 22, 2017 operational crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces executed the successful launch of Soyuz-2-1b launch vehicle with Fregat Upper Stage and Glonass-M navigation satellite from the 1st State Military Cosmodrome Plesetsk at 03:03 Moscow time.